The Xcelerator portfolio expands further into the cloud and attracts SMB. At Siemens’ recent Media and Analyst Conference held in Detroit in early April, President and CEO, Digital Industries Software Tony Hemmelgarn said their rollout of Xcelerator as a Service is gaining momentum and broadening its reach. Siemens’ Xcelerator is the company’s brand for its portfolio of … [Read more...] about Siemens’ next steps for the cloud
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Dassault Systèmes turns in a drama-free second quarter
Sees significant acceptance of cloud-based products, especially in China. Dassault Systèmes was pleased enough by the company’s performance in the second quarter of 2021 that the company has raised guidance for the year. It was a quarter that met expectations all around. In his remarks to press and analysts, Dassault CEO Bernard Charlès said that the company’s clients have … [Read more...] about Dassault Systèmes turns in a drama-free second quarter
CENIT offers cenitCONNECT SAP Integration for the 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud
The "best of both worlds" idiom realizes its meaning in the 3DEXPERIENCE-SAP integration solution, developed by CENIT. For over 20 years, CENIT has been global business partner of Dassault Systèmes. In 1999, it became the official partner of SAP SE for CATIA integrations. The manufacturing companies need a digital data continuity across its various departments. The … [Read more...] about CENIT offers cenitCONNECT SAP Integration for the 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud
PTC gets SaaS PLM with the acquisition of Arena
Arena to become the PLM complement to PTC's Onshape as the core of SaaS family of products. PTC announced plans to acquire SaaS PLM company, Arena Solutions of Foster City, for $715 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in PTC’s fiscal Q2 2021. In the announcement, PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann said Arena would become part of PTC’s effort to be “the industrial SaaS leader,” … [Read more...] about PTC gets SaaS PLM with the acquisition of Arena
Dassault Systèmes reports third quarter 2020
Medidata carries it through; the company confirms its 2020 non-IFRS EPS Objective. Dassault’s financial has been able to raise its revenues in a tough time, but only because it bought Medidata, specifically a life sciences company involved in drug testing right before the onset of a global pandemic. Total revenue was up 13%, thanks to that acquisition. Dassault’s total … [Read more...] about Dassault Systèmes reports third quarter 2020
PTC and Rockwell Automation expand their strategic alliance
The two companies celebrate 250 new joint customers as a result of the deal. PTC and Rockwell Automation signed a strategic alliance in 2018 to jointly sell their products for PLM, SaaS, factory automation, IoT, virtual machinery simulation, and testing software. At that time, the deal was sealed with a $1 billion equity investment in PTC shares and a seat on the board for … [Read more...] about PTC and Rockwell Automation expand their strategic alliance
PTC’s new employment arrangement with CEO Jim Heppelmann
Apart from this year’s extreme challenges, PTC achieved an important milestone this year. Jim Heppelmann completed 10 years as PTC’s President and CEO. Under his leadership, the company has been through the most transformative years in its history. Now PTC has announced a new employment arrangement with its CEO Jim Heppelmann. The new arrangement includes a three-year executive … [Read more...] about PTC’s new employment arrangement with CEO Jim Heppelmann
Dassault Systèmes has very good second quarter
In spite of it all, or actually because of it all; Medidata business boosts Dassault’s revenues. Dassault’s diversity continues to serve the company well. Like all companies, Dassault Systèmes is seeing some of its segments suffer as the Coronavirus shuts down businesses and production. The company’s traditional business in PLM is hitting rough road, but the company has moved … [Read more...] about Dassault Systèmes has very good second quarter
Taking strategic advantage of digital thread through Siemens–SAP partnership
The fortunes of Siemens and SAP have been intertwined for a long time. This week, the industry giants announced a partnership that will provide their complementary software solutions for product lifecycle, supply chain and asset management to the customers. Thomas Saueressig, Head of Product Engineering and Member of the Executive Board of SAP, said, “The partnership will offer … [Read more...] about Taking strategic advantage of digital thread through Siemens–SAP partnership
Siemens makes Teamcenter 12 cost-effective, provides flexible PLM
The latest version of the company’s flagship PLM offering sees several quality of life improvements. Siemens recently announced the latest addition to its signature PLM (product lifecycle management) software in the form of Teamcenter 12. Touting itself as “the world’s most widely used PLM software,” Teamcenter 12 attempts to further refine its PLM functionalities while also … [Read more...] about Siemens makes Teamcenter 12 cost-effective, provides flexible PLM